Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Do you still remember those childhood bake sales when you had to go door to door trying to sell cookies and win the highest earnings? Girl’s Scout days, remember? So what kind of cookies did you sell?
I’m sure you did chocolate chip cookies that were probably baked by your group or your ever-supporting mom or grandma. But now that you have your own kids, it’s about time that you learn how to make these old-time favorite cookies. It’s the number one!
Whether your kid is doing the same Girl Scout thing that you did back in the day, or you simply want to have a stash of chewy chocolate cookies for a snack or even dessert, this recipe that I am about to share with you will help you come up with chewy, soft, and luscious cookies, exploding with chocolate chips.
As elaborate-looking as they may seem, these chewy chocolate chip cookies are actually so easy to pull together. In just an hour or less, you can have dozens of cookies that you and your family members can enjoy with a tall glass of milk. I just can’t stress enough how addicting these cookies are!
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 4 dozens 1x
Description
These chewy chocolate chip cookies are the best. I’m sure, they would be your next go-to favorite dessert or snack once you’ve tasted them. A little bit crisp on the edges, but the middles are surprisingly chewy! YUMMY!
Ingredients
1 cup each softened butter, white sugar, and packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract and hot water
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped walnuts
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 c. semi sweetened chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Mix butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beat, and then stir in vanilla.
- In a bowl, combine hot water and baking soda. Make sure that the baking soda dissolves completely. Once done, add to the batter along with salt.
- Stir in flour, nuts, and chocolate chips.
- Add large spoonfuls onto the pans.
- Bake for about 10 minutes or until the edges are a little bit crisp.
Notes
The pans do not have to be greased.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes + 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
If you want your cookies to have uniform sizes, I highly suggest that you utilize an ice cream scoop when spooning the batter onto the pans.
Chocolate chip cookies have been around forever. They say that the first batch ever of this type of cookies was made back in 1938 by American chefs namely Sue Brides and Ruth Graves Wakefield. Since then, various recipes have come out.
Yes, there maybe be hundreds of chocolate chip cookie variations out there, but you know what makes this recipe stand out? It’s the chewy factor! You have the freedom to make huge batches since you can easily store them in a jar or an airtight container.
So now that you already know how to make the best and chewiest chocolate chip cookies, you’d never run of sweet treats! 🙂